More haunted house hokum as Dr Eric Price (Jason Clarke) is hired to ascertain the sanity of heiress Sarah Winchester (Helen Mirren). Seems she is haunted by the spirits of those killed by the Winchester repeating rifle – and making decisions as a result her board of directors are none too keen on.
With its pertinent anti-gun message, Winchester is timely in the telling of a story based on actual events as Sarah adds room after room to her already enormous home to house the spirits. And the Spierig Brothers latest certainly looks good, with added gravitas provided by Helen Mirren. But sadly Clarke is not convincing as the laudanum-addicted psychiatrist and the chills are little more than lukewarm. All a little too familiar.
Nominated for 4 Razzies in 2018 – including worst film, actress, director & screenplay.
Rating: 44%
Director: Spierig Brothers (Predestination, Daybreaker)
Writer: Spierig Brothers (Predestination, Daybreaker), Tom Vaughan (Playing House, Unstoppable)
Main cast: Jason Clarke (Mudbound, Terminator Genisys), Helen Mirren (The Queen, Red), Sarah Snook (Predestination, The Dressmaker)
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